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Show TOM IITCU AND HOR.HOX ISM . The following from the Buffalo, N. Y., "Courier," being somewhat rich, we cannot afford to pass unnoticed : Hon. Tom Fitch, of Salt Lake city, who lectures before the Young Men's association this evening, bud da in peculiar relations to the Mormon leaders lead-ers and to Mormonism, and more than ordinary interest must attach to what he shall have to say about them. Mr. Pitch enjoys the con6dence of Brighim Young and his apostles. He has championed their cause boldly and eloquently as against the aggressions of their enemies, even while with equal boldness and plainness he has put upon record his unqualified hostiiity to polygamy. In the constitutional convention con-vention held in Salt Lake city last February he reviewed the career of chief justice McKean and his satellites in a masterly manner, and characterized character-ized the principal witness against Brigham Young as a "human butcher by the side of whom all malefaotors of history are angels ; a crcaturo who, according ac-cording to his own published statement, is a camp follower without enthusiasm, a bravo without passion, a murderer without motivo, an assassin without hatred." Ho spoke of McKoan as "a judgo with a mission to eiecuto, a judge with a policy to carry out, a judge panoplied with a purpose as in complete steel; a judge who with implacable im-placable and unswerving determination has steadily subordinated his judicial duties and judicial character to the fulfillment ful-fillment of his mission ar,d the execution execu-tion ot his policy. While poseeusing sufficient knowledge io oomply with some of the forma of law, and sufficient suffi-cient personal courape to forward hie plan,, bo is yet destitute of tho spirit ot impartial jurisprudence. With some sincerity in the righteousness of his crusade, ho wins for himsejf the endorsement en-dorsement of thousands who oniy koow that they desire polygamy shall be destroyed, de-stroyed, and who do not a.sk tho price, or inquire 'how many Athenians are m mourning.'" The rebuke which wa adinipWered to chiof justice McKean eiill later by tho federal authorities was ample vindication of tho souDdue- of Mr. Fitch's position. . In the peech referred to, Mi. Fitch told the Mormors in the plainest pos- ' siblo terms that they must abandon polygamy ; and even before the immc-Uiato immc-Uiato effect of his words had died he,. wag selected to represent tbem in aahington in behalf ot the O'jw octttmtun. Their expressed oon-u'Iceuj oon-u'Iceuj in hiiu as a representative, compel? the inference that the Mor-mow Mor-mow are willing to tbaoduo polygamy Without yjoltiut federal interference. la view of th0 extreme delieaoy of the problem toboP.,lvCd,Mr.Fiich-.atti-lude towards MorniouiMu is drained, "aUToand "rung ; and through whKh has pd our best statcs- |